Tokyo Pride and a Moscow military parade: the best photos of the weekend

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world

  • Batroun, Lebanon


    Voters queue to cast their votes in the country’s first parliamentary election in nine years
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    Voters queue in line to cast their votes at a polling station in the coastal city

  • Leicestershire, UK


    A jogger runs through rapeseed fields near Stathern in the Vale of Belvoir
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    A jogger runs through rapeseed fields near Stathern in the Vale of Belvoir, Leicestershire

  • Lisbon, Portugal


    SuRie of the UK performs during a rehearsal for Eurovision song contest at the Altice arena
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    K entry SuRie performs during a rehearsal for Eurovision Song Contest at the Altice Arena hall in Lisbon

  • Moscow, Russia


    Servicewomen rehearse for the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square
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    Servicewomen rehearse for the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square

  • Tokyo, Japan


    A cosplayer takes part in the city’s Rainbow Pride parade
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    A cosplayer at the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade, Japan

  • Cannes, France


    Workers adjust a giant canvas of the official poster for the city’s 71st film festival
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    Workers adjust the giant canvas of the official poster for the 71st Cannes Film Festival outside the Palais des Festival

  • Bali, Indonesia


    Natan Bontje, 9, rides a wave at Kuta beach. He was recently the youngest participant in the 2018 Asian Surfing Tour
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    Bali, IndonesiaNatan Bontje, aged nine and who recently competed as the youngest participant in the recently concluded Asian Surfing Tour 2018, rides a wave during surfing practice at Kuta beach near Denpasar

  • Liuzhou, China


    Ethnic Miao villagers take part in a ploughing competition to mark li xia, the beginning of summer
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    Ethnic Miao villagers take part in a ploughing competition in the field to greet Li Xia, the beginning of summer in Guangxi province

  • Niquinohomo City, Nicaragua


    People take part in a march from Catarina City to demand justice for the deaths in recent protests
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    Demonstrators protest during a march from Catarina City to Niquinohomo City to demand justice for deaths in recent protests

  • Sabzevar, Iran


    President Hassan Rouhani addresses a rally
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    President Hassan Rouhani giving addressing crowds during a rally in the northwestern city of Sabzevar, Iran

  • London, UK


    David Haye falls to the floor for the final time against Tony Bellew during their match at the O2 Arena
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    David Haye falls to the floor for the final time v Tony Bellew boxing fight at the O2 Arena, Greenwich

  • Handan, China


    Hundreds of women take part in a cheongsam show. Cheongsam is a traditional Qing Dynasty dress dating back to the early 17th century
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    Hundreds of women at a cheongsam show in Hebei Province

  • Nevada, US


    Keisy Medina adjusts her costume as she prepares to represent El Salvador during a Cinco de Mayo festival
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    Keisy Medina adjusts her headdress on a costume representing El Salvador during a Cinco de Mayo festival in a park in North Las Vegas

  • Portmagee, Ireland


    A member of the 501st Irish Legion dressed as a stormtrooper stages a mock checkpoint during a Star Wars festival
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    The first ever Star Wars festival is taking place against the backdrop of the famous Skellig Michael island which was used extensively in Episode VII and Episode VIII of the popular science fiction saga

  • Málaga, Spain


    A member of the 501st Legion Spanish garrison dressed as Darth Vader during a charity parade
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    A member of the 501st Legion Spanish Garrison dressed as Darth Vader during a charity parade in Malaga, Spain

  • Edirne, Turkey


    Women dance in front of a bonfire during the Kakava spring festival
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    Women dance in front of a large bonfire during the Kakava Festival in Edirne, Turkey

  • Los Angeles, US


    Michelle Obama and the actress and activist Tracee Lee Ross take part in a women’s summit
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    Former US first lady Michelle Obama and actress and activist Tracee Lee Ross at the United State of Women Summit at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

  • New York City, US


    The city’s annual pro-cannabis rally returns for its 47th year
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    New York City, USThe city’s longest running annual pro-cannabis demonstration, returned for its 47th year, starting in Midtown Manhattan and marched to Union Square Park for an afternoon rally.

  • Kentucky, US


    Kentucky Derby fans shelter from the rain
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    Fans take shelter from the rain before the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs
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